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Single source: theguardian.com — not independently corroborated.
Court told Lamarre-Condon called police officer friend after arrest
Answer and evidence scope
- Answer
- A court has heard that Beau Lamarre-Condon, accused over the 2024 deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, called a police officer friend after his arrest to say he loved her and that 'not everything in the news is true'. [1] [2] [3]
- Significance
- The case involves a former police officer accused over two deaths, and the evidence heard concerns his communications with a serving officer friend after arrest. The report was published on 19 October 2026 and describes what a court was told. Because the account rests on a single source, the reported statements and the response attributed to law enforcement have not been independently corroborated. The accused has pleaded not guilty, and the material supplied does not record an outcome. Readers should treat the reported remarks as court testimony rather than established fact. Single source: theguardian.com — not independently corroborated. Sources: theguardian.com — https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/beau-lamarre-condon-told-cop-friend-i-love-you-and-not-everything-in-the-news-is-true-after-arrest-court-told-ntwnfb[1] [2] [3]
- Uncertainty
- Source-headline guide · 3 cited facts · 1 source hosts — Source claims do not establish independent corroboration.
The story
A court has heard that Beau Lamarre-Condon called a police officer friend after his arrest to tell her he loved her and that "not everything in the news is true", according to a Guardian Australia report. The friend, Dayna Schagen, gave the account in court. The report states that Lamarre-Condon, 31, is accused of fatally shooting Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies with his police service weapon at Baird's Paddington home on 19 February 2024, and that the former police officer has pleaded not guilty. [1] [2] [3]
The background
The allegations concern the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in February 2024. The account before the court centres on contact between the accused and a serving police officer, Dayna Schagen, after his arrest. The report also states that the accused asked a fellow police officer how law enforcement would respond to reports of gunshots days before the alleged murders. The published material records that Lamarre-Condon has entered a not guilty plea. The proceedings are continuing, and the details reported are those put before the court rather than established findings. [2] [3]
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